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iPhoto caption: Uma and Selma Gahd at Les Prix Frankies. Photo by Cindy Lopez.
Hot off covering Festival TransAmériques, Intermission is back reviewing Montreal theatre at this year’s FringeMTL, featuring 105 shows in more than 25 venues.
iPhoto caption: 'Vampyr.' Photo by Nicolas Calderon.
REVIEWS: Festival TransAmériques 2026
The 20th edition of Montreal’s FTA does right by its name, featuring a curated lineup of 25 theatre and dance productions with roots mostly in the Americas. This year, Intermission presents its most comprehensive FTA coverage ever, with four critics publishing a total of 16 capsule reviews — responses that will appear below over the course of the two-week festival.
iPhoto caption: Members of the company of 'Macbeth.' Photo by Yves Renaud.
REVIEW: Ex Machina’s leather-clad Macbeth is slick, current, and unmistakably Quebecois
Given that this production premiered in English at the Stratford Festival last year, I was curious how Robert Lepage might adapt the work for a Francophone context. By layering narrative adaptation, rich linguistic translation, and visual elements of mass media, Lepage delivers a Macbeth that is current and compelling.
iPhoto caption: Grahpic designed by Shovemiya Packiyanathan, with photos by Michael Cooper and Emelia Hellman.
Pamela Mala Sinha passes the torch of Crash and looks toward a new era (part three)
“The play doesn’t need me,” says Pamela. “I knew it, as a playwright, but this just proves it. I felt validated in my belief that Crash has never been my play. It belongs to everyone or anyone who wants to step into The Girl."